In an extract of a new book, Plibersek says her daughter’s experience was part of the reason she didn’t seek the Labor leadership in 2019
Tanya Plibersek has urged survivors of assault to reach out for help after her daughter revealed her own story of sexual and domestic violence.
“And the thought of not being able to be there for her through that was just too much,” Plibersek, now the environment minister, is quoted as saying.Posting to Twitter on Saturday morning, Plibersek said she and her husband, Michael Coutts-Trotter, were “devastated” when they found out what happened to their daughter and urged other survivors to seek help.
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